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The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
Cur;ou u tile Honey Bird.

We came to lsArgc plecc OF timber, and
while passing through is lhad my first
experience with the hehey bird of South
Africa. This curiouslittIe bird is, in
size and plumayc, about like an Englsh
sparrow, and gets his naWs~1rom the
fact that the little lsl!ksSw, who is very
fond of hopess, being unable to obtain it
erRmself, will lead men to the places
here wild bees have hidden stores q
>.ch wild honey. Wheaever this bird
gees man he will fly close to him, how
'ering around, uttering twitterlns
sound; then he will 60 off in tho direc-
ton of the place generally tree) where
the honey is, flying backward and for
ward in zigzag fashion. Then back
he will ,me, twitttriug in the same
manner, as if to say, "Comc along. III
show you where it is" These actions
are repeated until the tree is reached,
when the bird will indicate it very plain
" by flying to it and lowering around
it.
If the distance is 1reat, and some.
times the honey bird vii! lead person
who is willing to follow a distance OF
ten miles, he will wait on a tree until
the follower comes up and VIII then
continue his business Of plotting. lie
is very persistent and will do his
best to draw any one on, but if the party
is not posted about honey birds and re-
fuses to follow, or goes IN the wrong
direction, the bird viii leave, probably
in search of some person who will APP
preciatc his efforts to provide him with
sweetmcats.
While the bees are being smoked out
and the honey taken up, the bird VII!
hover over the vicinity uati! the job Is
done, when Of course his reward comes
in the shape of feast on the ira meata
that are left. If he knows of other
hives, just as soon as one is disposed o!
he will lead the way to another, and
have, since this time. known as many a
four trees to be taken UP By party IN
one day. When the honey bird has
shown one tree, if the hunters are salts
fed with that and refuse 10 follow hin
further, he leaves them; but have neve
! heard of an instance in which the brt
misled any one in regard to hndn!
honey. 1t frequently happens, however
that a honey bird will lead person int
very dangerous places, and unless th
hunter keeps. his eyes about him, whe1
following this bird, he may run RICH
onto lion, venomous snake, or som
other equally undesirable acquaintance
f American Field.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
WHERE GOOSE LIvERS BLOOM.
4 Few Days at Buda Pesth M"Ae'
One a Slave to the Delicacy.

The goose is a bird that, after 1t IL
dead, constantly thrusts itself on 'i'o
strangers attention IN Austria us "P,
partition is frequent on the tables anu
hotels ut Vienna, and it reappears lsS'
frequently as You descend the Dii,no,
II is the most chosen Wand al b".l''
Pcsth Here it achieves its apotheosis'
Rut If is not so much .ho bird ltseil 10
IN that impoltant organ, its liver, Una,
I desire to direct attention. Inc iocai
commerce in this dclicacy IS consltief-
able On certain streets the attention
Of the pedestrians is attracted by the
,.r,r,.erf,it nrrseutment of Il goose, dead
mud cooked. beside which is painted
.],;ect so nearly like that he Is aware It
* The liver of the deceased bird. inns
SON indicates shop whose sole bust
nnss i 70 sell roasted goose cut lnpleces,
GOOSE Ey,rs. and a sort of biscuit made
~ ,.In;n.d goose and flour. Here Is a
formulation to those who a"c 1"nd OF rue
II. ,;,;r clts. On putcri..I, tn" dealer Is
! discovered Standing behind huge tray
! filled with !ivers arranged III rows, arm
n with fork resembling N"pttlnes III
lnnt He passes the trident mySt!rhiiE
! Over the livrrs and names tine prices
/ twenty kructzers, twenty-five kleUtAtfN'
] thirty. forty, fifty krentz'ri, the l"''tr
: being for giant birds and weighing near
+ Is y pound. You take one OF the small
~ ~ . starter. and Il biscuit, and, al
inu,oinc to Il ncighboiIu% VINE shop
property adjust YOU, digestive appar"t,'',s,
t. ii. lnctious Wand with ''fooIu
Of white Hungarian wine. No bad re-
sult follows. as with the artlliclally tat
tened lives That cost. their weight IN
roll IN America. Your digestion con
Times excellent. What is the effect
The next day yoa come back and buy a
liver twice the size, take two ratlonS OF
biscuit. and wash the repast down Win
I :, half of the same VINE, ana SO on
As this ratio Of increase cannot go Oh
forever, you find yourself obliged u
leave the town a dag or two sooner than
Won intended. to suhdue growing ap
petite, taking with you IN your vaiise
few pound, Of goose hvers TO satisfy tht
panos of hunger and solacc the reSre
.. i.arting. 70: Won know when yen nave
left the Danube YOU can see tins luxury
mo uorc.-.can F'sunct>co Chronicle.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
Living BreastWOrkS.

I'm, Quad" tells how the Confederate
General McCuloch, in 1868, attacked
the Fcdcrals at Mllikcn's Bind. Six
hundred mules were secured, and ouch
soldier advanced b lin, ?. u they
- Ga, and Kicked So that they
were sources Of danger instead of safety.
The mules were failure as breast works.
The Federals thought the mule business
was a very good joke on the Con-
federates, but here is one to match it.
AT New Hope some military genius cor
ceivcd the idea of br akins the Con-
federates' line by driving big herd of
beeves against it. One night about 10
o'clock, when it was very dark, the
beevcs were massed, and the Fedcrals
who were to follow got ready to move.
The Confederates caught on" as the
Arabs say, and opening their line, al
lowed the beeves to pass through, and
then closing, devoted themselves to hold
ing the Fcderals in check. In that they
were entirely successful. The Con-
federates enjoyed the Federal beef, and
were willing to take more at the same
Dr.cc.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
Not q Hog.

One of the old-tlme merchant a
Northern Michigan, doing business j.. \
country town, found himself on a recent
occasion possessed Of hogshead of
prunes, while not another store in four
counties had single pound. In this
emergency he called up his head clerk
and said:
''Thomas, l don't want to take advan-
tage of the people and raise the pr &c of
prunes, but it strikes me that some one
ought to pour at least two pals of wafer
into that hosshead and give US the i'd
vantage Of gentle swell Wal Street
NcwA
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
Change Of Base.

Yesterday G looly toll his landlady
that he was going to with lraw from TIE
canvass and put up at some other board
ing house.
"Why, Mr.. Gilhooly, what can be the
matter? Isn't the hash tie best the
market affordsT'
lit ism that, but the young lawyer in
the room next to mine is the cause Of it
all. He ma es speeches all day to an
imaginary jury"
'Isee, he disturbs you" &,
''On the contrary, he puts me to sleep,
so that am late in getting GO vn to the
office"
Il don't know what to do" said the
landlady. ''unlcss you were to change
rooms with h'm.'-[Texas Slftings.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
A Bureau of Men,liug.

They've got scheme in New York
cha, I'd like to see tried here" commented
a bachelor in our hearing. 'lt's bu.
ycau of needing, and is a sort of God =
scnd TO bachelors. All kinds repairs in
All lies Of clothing are made. Tne scale
d. prices commences at S cents, the charge
Nof l;rnng pair of socks; new wrist
I4nd also are supplied for 8 cents each,
aad Tor IS cents apiece shirts are re-
boso,ned. The articles to be repaired
are brought by messengers who are sent
TO any part of the city in response to
orders by postal card or otherwise. A
sing man, for want Of some one to keep
his wardrobe in repair, gives Tor throws)
avay many an article that would have
served him a long vile yet. Such a
bureau here would be ratron'zed just -
our laundry companies are.-Pniladel'
phia Call.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
Chinese Dishes.

There ar. some dishes that to Ameri-
cans and Europeans, seem disgusting,
others that are merely odd Walking
through the Chinese market III 81"
Francisco, Que sees some very queer ar
tieles of food for sale small pats ol soi'
cheese. vanished amber brown an"
stamped with Chinese characters; wei!
necied ches.nuts, with tiny slices OF
white cocoanut wrapped in neat little
cornucopias of glossy cabbage leaf; forty
kinds of dried nuts, fruits, twEo,e OF
sliced roots and barks.
Then there are living turtles anu
frogs; fowls and fsh, alive, freshly
dressed, and smoked Or dried; meats
half cooked in the carcass; wreaths OIL
dried oysters strung ON bamboo spllnts;
abalones, like black models for dolls
hats; shreds of white cuttc-hsh, an Ii a
hos. of other edible curiosities.
A stranger might suppose that they
were simply curiosities, like the ancient
sticks Of barber pole candy exhibited IN
the dingy windows of country grocery =;
or like the ham, deliberately decorated
with geometrical puzzles in jelly, TO DC
admired, but on no account 10 %
carved. Not at all. they are re5afAe'
as catab!c, and they are eaten.
| In fact, the Chinese and japanese eats
everything that comes out o. the sea-
All the fishes are good to their taste, ano
are caugh. with great skill. s2""ee"s
Of several sorts are sent far into the IL
terror. to be used in thickeninS soups,
sravies and puddings, and are hishi1
priced because they give a rei'si'n.
flavor of salt, which is luxury beyond
the reach of most Chinese peasants, =
youths Companion.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
A Chimes Robin Hood Delfled.

In the collection OF idols in the Pres
byterian Missionary rooms in New York
is a Chinese deity of the name of Woo
Sing, who had way of his own of re-.
ieving the prisoners of poverty. He was
q famous hero of the thirteenth century,
and was made god because he robbed
the rich to give to the poor. He was
not gambler although he is reported as
get ting the better of tiger.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
Rather Prompt.

Smith-"Justice is pretty prompt in
Russia"
Joncs-"Very, indeed"
1.-The nihili>t who shot ut the car wos
hung the same day. That's pretty quick
work"
ITS not quick for Russia. The usual
plan in Russia, is to hang the nihllist
months before he has shot at the car.
Hanging him on the same day hc at
tempts to kill the ear, is reprchensible
prOcrastinatiOn.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
An Infants Weight.

The Journal Of E iucation says that an
weight during the first four to six
days after birth; by the seventh day it
should have regained its lightweight;
from that to the fifth month it ought to
gain about five ounces per week, OF
about SIX drains day; after the fifth
month about four drains day; at the
fifth month it ought to have doubled its
birth weight, aud in sixteen months
quadrupIed it.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
SERPENT Lore.

The marvellous stories told of scrpen.s
are innumerable. There is one reptile
about yard in length, as thick as the
upper part of strong mans arm, "Hlch
haunts dry wooded places. 1t IS so
vcnomous, especially in May, that nos
only will the first person it bites in that
month die himself, but any one who
stands beside or comes to help him will
share the same fate. Ii he falls beneath
a tree. that, too, Or, If it be very large,
at least one half of it will be killed.
Again serpents Of all kinds are very
fond of milk. In the old days before
the railway was built, a coachman, who
used to drive on the road between Fog
sia and Naples, once fell asleep outside
a little inn while his horses were batting.
His mouth was open and snake craw'ed
down his throat. After this he felt un-
well, though Ile did not know why, and
none of the doctors could tell what was
the matter with him. At last he con-
snstsp w plessssass :. w. -.
his head. The snake, attracted by the
smell, crept out to drink, but still kept
a great part of its body in the mouth
and throat of the coachman. A young
doctor sprang forward and pulled it out
and threw it away, when it was killed.
1t was about two feet and half in
length. After this the patient was as
we'll as ever. -Walford's Antiquarian.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
Seemingly Fraallcated

With rereated and y ~erful dosss of quinine,
chills and fever. in some one of its various
tor ss. springs into active exs ence gain,
o;fe " thout the slightest app re provo a
uo:i. TO eStiHguish thu smO deri gembers OF
tiIis obstinate and recondte ma ady, no le IS
that to su due it wheU it RACES tiercey Ia the
system. HO,lettcr'o Stomac,, Bite is all SUI
fcient. When every resource OF the pnarma-
copn.a has been exhausted against it vain
the Bit ers conquer it-wi reno . every lin
germ, vestige of it. Nay, more, tie Bite 8
" II pr tect those bro ght WITH e influenc.
81 tie atmo- rheric poi that beget, ma a il
disease. from It's ait ok. Disorders Of t.e
stomach, liver and bowe. ). a g among the COM
PA Ms It b q pre- ded from the use of MI
asia tainted water II csc are both Gu; ed and
prevented by the Bitters. Rhe mati>m con-
ST pr Ion and renal complaints OIL 20 its
action.
The King o: S am has conferred the highest
hOnors on IN America dent at.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

And most important. Iiallett 60, nott an do
Maine can frni; You work mat sh yoe can o
al EFt,, I'd I'd Either * all ages. Asa +.
ar, ,od Vest Westboro Mas vii us that he made
SO profit in single day EYER W.T., mof day al. Xii
mako from S5'o 80 and upwaf ., psi 90 aried
,1, "e" Full rarticulars free. Send your al
drrs. At once.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

room makes Bloo,, and Blood ma keS l'eauty.
I,proper digestion OF iood ne es~ari. IlUU
ducea il, 4 blood. resulting i'll fselliiE "t iul,
ness III n. stomach. ciiity. hcai thurh, sic.
Ipadnc n. and other dyspeptiC symptoms.
clo,rI, {. n he life cause IndIses' o l. cor
eriuation biliou-uc>> and loss of appetite. 10
rn,ruye the~, tr ,uJles there is no remedy
eouol 10 prirkIv Ash y tiers. 1t has been
tried and proven - te 4 SPECIFIC
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
BiIiouSneSS

70 more general at this season than any other. The
bitter taste. offensive breath, coated tongue. sick
headache. drowsiness dizziness and loss Of appetite
make the victim miserable, and disagreeable TO
others Hoods Sarsaparilla combines the best anti
bilious remedies Of the vegetable kingdom. in such
proportion to derive their best medicinal effects
without the least disturbance to the whole system
This preparation is well balanced In Its effe q
that IL brings about healthy action Of the entire
human organism. restores the appetite. and over
comes that tired feeling.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

7. frequently The exclamation Oh on one to
a,other. The lact !. not pes1ha a a Sindiy
hSv' men !, ~ the enc addressed to thinking
op her Of the fac, that she IS not III s9oa
httaah and leads her o seek sraans upon os tn.
raltot ~ ~ con.nmut on The system IS en-
fesh s.f and the "ad is impoyerishsd dr. dr.
Iierce. Goden Med cal Discovery w She u
as tonic upon the system, m,r III ,o,es 70 tho
-
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
Not at Home.

Mistress Ito servanD-Did You tell
those ladies at the door that l was not
1T homel
Servant-Yis, mum.
Mistress-What did they sayI
6srvant-How fortinit.-lNew York
Sun
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

Tho Vonan's Christian Iempsranca, ' unI"n
OF hamour3, =, Mrs Frances Fo' SOM Cleye-
cohEta .,,nv drank cold water at a dipio-
AND 10" t; nn, and because she has the
,ma arai I hrr"i-m to prove oyaI to Go'' the
rhnrch and temperance
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

.tB;eher, Iassan County, Cal, resides W.
Tho,,a, =. Ford, who writes: i can rum
fully say have used ~. JACOBS vi. Ia i!iS
ily for years and ind II never i"'''".
,dy for al painful complaints.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

Wei. then, why dom you d3 hS 20 ,se and the
!; - h3r.tes Dtnl YOU see she IS suHer-
M rnrn nrrl ou- dchi y. the resn 81 tei,A
weakness: A bottle o. Or. Pierce y, n 10
y5rlsrr.n.i on will hri- Ia IN THOSE naic 81 th'
and ~ nc;y | fe through that wasting i"f III
II YOU 10. q her. take heed
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

The police OF New YORK cry canse n. Icon on
sunday by raid ng the rum shops olt 49,
Keeper dressed his shop IN cr'po, On" inscrihrd
!.Ci"SnJ nn Account of the Death Oh i'oelVs'
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

TT Won have turnor, (or tumor symptoms,
Cancer torcancer ptoms), Scrotula, fryslpe-
las Salt -RheuIn. Chronic weaknesses, nervous
ness or other complaints-Dr kiiIhers re-
MALE REMEDY will correct and cure.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

n, + +. HUI h. ADRIAN, " y, says: Wy
,o,h.r wa, very lame with RE m ts"i Now
aft.r using 1t. ia, obs Oil he ~ no !anl+r IMAM
80 II. was cured" Erice fifty cents
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
WnudcrCuI VIA chine and OneT.

To Introduce them W give away / W. Seil-
onerating Washing Machines. NO laoor OK
,washb ard. Best In The world. IL you want
one, write The National Co.,@ - DeJ et' ~ L.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
All Nfcuu are not Bad,

Neither are all prepared remedies unreliable
Z lis IS proven b j., TIC results follow ns the use
81 Or Iiarter'- Iron Tonic for Dyspep ia leu-
IA IN, scroiui;. jaunliee, torpid liver and
:, Il raj weakness.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

The dependent pension bin Wiz 20 10 CON
,,rrss in October A...tiu IN Il new form
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

t,s..hall KIM Mike Kelly of the sessions
..'.,I,,I , s:s,, watch from his admirers.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

II Won have ca.arrtl, use the surest remedy
DR.. Sage'..
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
So,ncthipg New

0fGooa 600 " omen ia Brazi only 10000 can
read and writ.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
Dyspepsia and Malaria

~ had been sick forseveral years, being troubled
chiefly with dyspepsia end malaria h ID medical
attendance. but only grew wore until me day in
February my wife brought me bottle OF Hoods
Sarsa para. which seems to have entirely cured me.
have not been troubled by any alment since TAX
ting it."-JoBE ERsKISg. Chillicothe, On O.
"ihave taken not quite bottle OF Hoods Sarsa-
parilla and must is one OF the best medicines
for giving appetite and rcgu atins the digestive
organs that heard of. 1t did great deal Of
good. Mis-. N. A. STANLEY Canastota. NY.
Hoods SarsapariIja
Sold BY an dru.Zsta q: six for II Prepare only
BY c. HOOD & Co. Apothecaries. Lowell xaaA
100 Doses one Dollar
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

Relief is mined iate. nd a cure sure. Pso's
Remedy for Catarrh. 5Oc.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

The King o: S am has conferred the highest
hOnors ON an American don't at
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-18

One great disadvantage that Nevada has
always lahored under is the scarcity and
poor quality of the water. Not one Of ou-
own streams empties directly or indirectly
into any large body Of water. but all dis
appear. sink as il seemed, into some small
lake, or directly into the ground This
makes the water very brackish and un-
pleasant. as in the process of evaporation
all the saline and alkaline matter is left in
the bed of the stream, and the water thus
becomes worse every year. Recently a
very peculiar disease has been observed in
the regions about Phoebe, which threatens
TO make residence in Nevada even more
undesirable than it has hitherto been con-
sidered TO he.
Among the very old residents and es-
peCially among the few children who have
been born in that district. marked ten
denCy Ia enlargement of the throat has
been observed, accompanied at times by
sharp pains. The disease resembles the
Swiss gutre In many respects. with pain
ful Inflammation that is not characteristic
OF the gOitre. Those who have used the
alkali water most freely through any
great length Of time are most subject to
ii, and the physicians ascrile the disease
entirely TO the water. and have not found
any remedy. Children are especially liza
Bile TO this disorder, and it has often proved
fatal. Virginia City is better of in regard
10 water than any other place, and thus
far our largest town has escaped, but if
things go on as they are at present Neva-
da viii be avoided As a permanent place
vi residence. and will sink into q mere
camp, where no one will stay longer than
necessary -t,lOhe- DemOcraf
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-18

But the chief interest in Tunis is IN its
nearness to the site of one Of the most IA
nous cities OF the ancient world. 1t is
but drive OF six miles 10 the spot where
once stood Carthage. In our visit we had
again the invaluable companionShip of
our arChaolOgist As we rode across the
plain il was very easy 10 see that the an
cient city had ample room to spread out
on every side except toward the sea,
where it had the most splendid position on
the very shore, presenting long front 10
the Mediterranean, while headland
which projected into the sea served as a
mighty breakwater, and formed harbor
in which all the Roman and Carthagenian
fleets could ride together. On that head
land Scipio Africanus landed the army
which, marching round 10 the mainland,
took Carthage in the rear and finally cap
tured the city.
No city uf antiquity has left so few ruins
rs Carthage. When it was taken by the
Romans the decree of implacable hate,
Carthage est delenda-Carthage must be
destroyeG-was ineXorably carried out.
Its merCiless conquerors left but few mon
uments Of its former greatness. Indeed,
the only structures of imposing size which
remain are the Cisterns-grcat reservoirs
covered by arches-which supplied water
To the city, and these are said TO be Of Ro-
man origin. All that is distinctly Cartha-
genian is the mound on which stood the
ancient citadel, around which gathered all
the martial life of a city which had the
climax of its power and glory hundreds VI
years before Christ Beneath that tumu-
lus lie buried the fonndaiio of temples
a - III 4. l.,@s..
guishable ruiE Cor. Chicago Inter
4
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-18
Painting on Living Canvas.

In these quarrelsome days painting on
living canvas is not infrequent. The Oh
jeCt OF the painters brush in such cases is
10 conceal the rayages Of an opponent :
fist: ia other words. 10 hide the very de
grading black eve IL has not been
very hong that the painter has had IA chance
Ia let h,S brush descend to such a low but
re uuneratiye level, but the practice il
growing in favor. 4 man can now get
into the worst sort of light, have both
eyes blaCkened 10 pugilisiic perfection,
and Yet the painter can conceal it 81 that
not even his wife would know he had been
in fight The treatment must be re
peated every day until the discnloration
disappears. aS during the night the patient
in his sleep brushes the paint of. Each
treatment costs from 81 up, according
Ia the space To be covered. but l have
never Vet had customer who did not
think the price small and would not have
gladly paid double the amount
Not long ago young fellow, who had
been threatened with discharge If he got
drunk again. went out for a night with
the boys one Saturday and came 10 me
Sunday with pair of the blacklist eyes
think ever saw. He had been pounded
in drunken fight and the discoloration
extended down 10 his cheeks Had he
gone 10 work with that pair Of optics he
would have been dismissed at once. But
a few touches of the brush and he was all
right He went 10 church that night, ap-
peared AZ the store Monday, escaped all
detection, and never heard a word of his
escapade from his employers Artist" in
Globe Democrat.